This song is most likely about London. Jeff is singing about all the good and bad and glorious of the city. Just as Chicago sang about their "city by the bay". My personal feelings for the song go beyond the description. I once used it as music for a montage of Charlie Chaplin clips, and it worked beautifully. The pacing of the music lends itself to slapstick early on, then transforms into a more serious mood for the description of life and its perils. One of my favorites definitely!!!!
This song is most likely about London. Jeff is singing about all the good and bad and glorious of the city. Just as Chicago sang about their "city by the bay". My personal feelings for the song go beyond the description. I once used it as music for a montage of Charlie Chaplin clips, and it worked beautifully. The pacing of the music lends itself to slapstick early on, then transforms into a more serious mood for the description of life and its perils. One of my favorites definitely!!!!